Tripoli arsonist in custody, placed in psychiatric care
A 29-year-old man who has allegedly confessed to starting a wildfire in a pine forest in the central Peloponnese was remanded into pretrial custody by an investigating magistrate on Thursday.
Greek-Cypriot ‘giant’ of Chicago’s Greek community dies
The International Coordinating Committee – Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA) has announced the death of Leo Louchios, a “giant” of local politics in Chicago, Illinois.
Delivery worker in pretrial custody over beating death
A 27-year-old delivery worker has been remanded into pretrial custody on charges of manslaughter through grievous bodily harm in the northern port city of Thessaloniki over the death of a man, aged 50, during a physical altercation.
Greeks protest for space on the beach as pricey sunbeds multiply
On Greece’s popular island of Paros, a protest by residents demanding space and free access to its sandy beaches has led to a growing nationwide movement against the expansion of pricey sunbeds rented out by private companies.
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Improving Greece’s tourism
Tourism is a big part of Greece’s economy and the way it develops will have a significant impact on the country’s present and future.
New measures, until the next time
Michalis Katsouris, whose life was cut short at the age of 29 on Monday night in the Athens suburb of Nea Filadelfia by organized killers, is not the first victim of hooliganism in this country.
Three arrested for back-to-business beach violations
The owners of three beach bars on the Cycladic island of Naxos were taken into custody on Thursday for reinstalling dozens of unlicensed sun beds and umbrellas.
Seven arrested as authorities fear Greece may be targeted by violent soccer supporters’ gangs
Police in northern Greece on Thursday detained seven Romanian men carrying knives and protective gear, amid concerns that a deadly soccer-related attack this week could attract more groups of violent supporters from around Europe.
Covid load spreads across Greece
Tests on urban wastewater showed a rise in the presence of the virus that causes Covid in nine out of the 10 regions being monitored across the country in the July 31 to August 6 period.